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Tokyo Intersections

Tokyo has several iconic intersections. They turn up again and again in movies whenever cinematographers want to show a dazzling display of neon lights, traffic, pedestrians and undecipherable kanji. You’ve probably seen them in Lost in Translation, The Fast and the Furious – Tokyo Drift and most recently in Jumper I’ve taken photographs at the same intersections. Here’s one of Ginza yon-chome and one of Shinjuku Perhaps the most famous intersection is the one in Shibuya known as Hachiko Square Crossing (named for the nearby statue of the dog Hachiko) Akihabara intersection is at the heart of the electronics district but rather than show a photo I thought I would post a video by fellow Japan blogger Danny Choo who likes to spend his time free time bringing a smile to the faces of tired salarymen and office ladies.

Sapporo Snow Festival

One frustration I have with some travel blogs is that you usually hear about exciting events after they have happened. Several times I have read about a fantastic festival, and wish that I’d known about it previously. So here’s one that’s coming up. The 2009 Sapporo Snow Festival ( Sapporo Yuki Matsuri ) will be held February 5 through February 11. You can read more details about visiting Hokkaido in winter here.   This photograph brings back a lot of memories for me as it came from the first roll of film I put in my first SLR camera way back in February 2000.